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. >>> gun control will take center stage tomorrow on capitol hill when the vice president joe biden will give his recommendations on the matter to president obama. susan mcginnis shows us how both sides of the debate are reacting. >> reporter: gun shows like this one in daly city, california are packed with recor crowds a month after the shooting at sandy hook elementary school in newtown, connecticut. >> it looks likes it has created demand. >> reporter: there is a dramatic increase in gun sales as lawmakers consider a federal ban on assault weapons. >> we believe that gun violence is a public health crisis! >> reporter: hundreds rallied in seattle yesterday in support of gun control. >> i think that there are more rational reasonable people who understand the difference between assault weapons and, you know, other types of guns that you might have for hunting purposes. >> reporter: vice president joe biden will give president obama his recommendations for curbing gun violence tomorrow. they could include restrictions on assault weapons and high capacity magazines as well as background
. >>> gun control will take center stage tomorrow on capitol hill when the vice president joe biden will give his recommendations on the matter to president obama. susan mcginnis shows us how both sides of the debate are reacting. >> reporter: gun shows like this one in daly city, california are packed with recor crowds a month after the shooting at sandy hook elementary school in newtown, connecticut. >> it looks likes it has created demand. >> reporter: there is a...
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vice president joe biden continues his gun violence meeting. they will get input from members of congress. the vice president is due to meet with them at 8:00 our time. this follows last weeks meetings with gun owners, victim of gun violence, and representatives of the entertainment industry. the vice president says he will give president obama his gun policy recommendations tomorrow. >>> ahead of the national rifle association predicts congress will not pass a ban on assault weapons. >> you don't want to put your -- you don't want to bet your house on the outcome. i would say the likelihood is they won't be able to get an assault weapons ban. >> so far the nra has blocked package of another assault weapons ban like the one that expired in 2004. however some lawmakers say the american people are ready for tougher gun laws after the connecticut school shooting. >>> san francisco unified school district is planning drills so that their students and staff can practice on how to respond to a potential shooting on campus. the examiner reports it's a
vice president joe biden continues his gun violence meeting. they will get input from members of congress. the vice president is due to meet with them at 8:00 our time. this follows last weeks meetings with gun owners, victim of gun violence, and representatives of the entertainment industry. the vice president says he will give president obama his gun policy recommendations tomorrow. >>> ahead of the national rifle association predicts congress will not pass a ban on assault weapons....
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gun safety advocates -- >> reporter: along with more funding for mental health care, vice president joe biden is also expected to recommend significant gun control measures, universal background checks, limiting how many bullets a magazine clip can hold and an assault weapons ban. >> at last the waiting ends. >> reporter: bill clinton got a ten-year assault weapons ban by two votes, but this is a much more conservative congress. a recent poll shows a slim majority of americans oppose such a ban, and the nra is ready for battle. >> the likelihood is that they are not going to be able to getan assault weapons ban through this congress. >> reporter: even a democratic senator says it won't happen. >> assault weapons stand -- >> on just guns alone will not in the political reality that we have will not go anywhere. >> reporter: but other provisions may have a chance according to experts. why do hunters need a clip that carries more than ten rounds, and why shouldn't gun buyers at gun shows be required to have their background checked? >> congress surely can and should act to close that looph
gun safety advocates -- >> reporter: along with more funding for mental health care, vice president joe biden is also expected to recommend significant gun control measures, universal background checks, limiting how many bullets a magazine clip can hold and an assault weapons ban. >> at last the waiting ends. >> reporter: bill clinton got a ten-year assault weapons ban by two votes, but this is a much more conservative congress. a recent poll shows a slim majority of americans...
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. >>> vice president joe biden is a day away from delivering his gun control recommendations to the president. those recommend digs as are expected to be pretty significa significant. they will include universal background checks. a limit on how many bullets a weapon can hold and a ban on assault weapons. several lawmakers and the nra say it has no chance of becoming law. >>> critical meetings this week on capitol hill for former senator chuck hagel. he's come under fire for his remarks about iran and israel in the past. he'll sit down with leading democrat chuck schumer of new york, among others, starting today. hagel got a resounding endorsement yesterday from former secretary of state colin powell. >>> we learned overnight that u.s. forces played a role in a failed rescue attempt in somalia last week. u.s. air ships did enter restricted air space briefly but did not use weapon. the hostage was apparently killed in the raid. >>> beijing is shrouded in a toxic fog this morning. as air pollution continues to soar off the charts. schools have canceled outdoor activities. hospitals are getting
. >>> vice president joe biden is a day away from delivering his gun control recommendations to the president. those recommend digs as are expected to be pretty significa significant. they will include universal background checks. a limit on how many bullets a weapon can hold and a ban on assault weapons. several lawmakers and the nra say it has no chance of becoming law. >>> critical meetings this week on capitol hill for former senator chuck hagel. he's come under fire for...
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. >>> this morning at the white house, vice president joe biden continues his gun violence meetings. this time he'll be meeting with members of congress. tomorrow the vice president will give president obama his recommendations for new gun control policies. coming up for you at 7:15, the national rifle association makes a prediction of how congress would vote on an assault weapons ban. >>> also new this morning, president obama will hold his first news conference of the new year at 8:15 this morning. among the issues the president is expected to deal with, looming fiscal fights with congress and his efforts to control guns. we'll listen in on some of the president's remarks live once he begins to speak. >>> 7:06. large ships could soon face new restrictions when sailing under the bay bridge. this comes after an empty oil tanker hit a tower of bridge last week. officials say there was limited visibility due to fog when the tanker collided with the fender of the tower causing up to $4 million in damage. the harbor safety committee is now revisiting guide lines about sailing in fog whic
. >>> this morning at the white house, vice president joe biden continues his gun violence meetings. this time he'll be meeting with members of congress. tomorrow the vice president will give president obama his recommendations for new gun control policies. coming up for you at 7:15, the national rifle association makes a prediction of how congress would vote on an assault weapons ban. >>> also new this morning, president obama will hold his first news conference of the new...
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joe biden. >> we know this is a complex problem. we know there's no single answer and quite frankly we don't even know whether some of the things people think impact on this actually impact on it. and so i want you to know you have not been singled out for help. >> stephanie: judy in california, real quick. >> caller: hi, sweet stephanie and mooks. you touched on the subject i wanted to talk about. the mother of the shooter. right after this horrendous thing, i saw some interviews with friends of hers and how much she loved this boy. how much she wanted to protect him. how much -- she was worried about him. blah, blah blah. as a responsible gun owner this woman, from all i understand, was a responsible gun owner. she did what the nra tells you to do. teach your children to shoot. teach them about the guns. put them under lock and key and this precious woman did not see any correlation between mental illness and guns. she couldn't -- they don't even think that way, i guess. when you think that you can have that kind of gun in your ho
joe biden. >> we know this is a complex problem. we know there's no single answer and quite frankly we don't even know whether some of the things people think impact on this actually impact on it. and so i want you to know you have not been singled out for help. >> stephanie: judy in california, real quick. >> caller: hi, sweet stephanie and mooks. you touched on the subject i wanted to talk about. the mother of the shooter. right after this horrendous thing, i saw some...